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2006 Hinsdale Central Girls Cross
Country in the News
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Higgins helps Benet advance to sectionals
By Alan Sutton
Tribune staff reporter
Published October 21, 2006, 10:56 PM CDT
Eight may not be enough for Benet senior Abby
Higgins.
Saturday she defeated some of the area's top
runners to win the Class AA regional hosted by
Hinsdale Central. The victory at Katherine
Legge Memorial Park was her eighth in a major
race this season.
Most important to Higgins, who won with a time
of 18 minutes 27 seconds over the three-mile
course, was that her teammates will advance as
well to next weekend's sectionals.
"I just wanted our team to qualify," said
Higgins, who finished fifth in the state as a
sophomore but was injured and on the sidelines
at the end of last season. "That's the main
goal, for our team to get Downstate."
Benet finished second in the team standings
behind an impressive showing by regional
champion Hinsdale Central, whose runners
finished 2-3-4-13-14.
The Red Devils were led by runner-up Roey
Hines, who was 4.2 seconds behind Higgins,
fellow sophomore Lauren Zumbach and senior
Gina Kapusta.
Neuqua Valley junior Chris Derrick must like
Katherine Legge's course, he won there early
this season and took the boys regional title
with a time of 15:10.7-almost 15 seconds
better than runner-up and teammate Jim Riddle.
"I don't want to sound cocky, but I definitely
had those expectations," said Derrick, who has
improved his personal best by 36 seconds this
season.
Led by third-place Kyle Gibson, Naperville
North took the boys regional title.
asutton@tribune.com
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